From Frank E. Holmes: This Valentine's Day might best be remembered for two things in particular. One, for the first time in 153 years, candy lovers won't be able to pick up a box of Sweethearts, those classic heart-shaped candies bearing sweet nothings like "BE MINE" and "CRAZY 4 U." And two, consumers are set to spend more than $20 billion on Valentine's gifts for the first time ever, thanks in part to a surge in gold jewelry demand--specifically, yellow gold. NYSE:GOAU February 13, 2019 2:12pm

From Frank Holmes: Palladium might not fill headlines the way gold does, but it's been on fire lately. Not only has the precious metal been the best performing commodity for two years straight, but its price also just shot past gold for the first time since 2001. For the first time ever, it broke through $1,400 an ounce last week before pulling back somewhat. From its 52-week low set in August, palladium has climbed almost 70 percent. It's added about 16 percent in the past 30 trading days alone. NYSE:GOAU January 23, 2019 3:13pm

Consolidation season has finally arrived in the goldfields, just as many experts and analysts have been predicting for some time now. With exploration budgets having been slashed since their 2012 peak, and because there are today fewer and fewer ounces of gold available to be mined, one way forward for producers of all sizes will be to ramp up mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity.NYSE:GOAU January 16, 2019 12:26pm

Commodity traders appear excited about gold again as stocks are on pace for their worst year since 2008, and their worst December since 1931. Bullish bets on the yellow metal outnumbered bearish ones for the week ended December 11, resulting in the first instance of net positive contracts since July, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data.NYSE:GOAU December 19, 2018 12:39pm

If you followed some of my posts from two years ago, you might recall that I was in favor of Brexit. I still am. One of British voters' main grievances was the heavy burden of European Union (EU) regulations, many of which are decided by unelected bureaucrats in Brussels. Altogether, these regulations cost U.K. businesses an estimated 33.3 billion pounds every year. Voters should have the right to decide whether to abide by these rules, which hamper business or choose a different path.NYSE:GOAU December 12, 2018 12:22pm

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) parliamentary intelligence forum in Washington, D.C. More than 200 members of parliaments from as many as 60 European countries joined us to hear from such dignitaries as Congressmen Robert Pittenger (R-NC) and Mike McCaul (R-TX), chairman of the Homeland Security Committee.NYSE:GOAU December 11, 2018 11:54am

One of the most reliable indicators of an economic slowdown just flashed a warning sign this week. On Monday, the yield curve between the five-year Treasury yield and three-year Treasury yield inverted, or turned negative, for the first time since 2007. NYSE:GOAU December 5, 2018 12:30pm

Starting today, the five-day festival known as Diwali--literally, "a row of lights"--will be observed by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains worldwide. A celebration of good triumphing over evil, the festival typically coincides with the Hindu new year. NYSE:GOAU November 7, 2018 11:15am

The world is more fragile today than it was in 2007. That's the opinion of former derivatives trader Nassim Taleb, whose bestseller, The Black Swan, is about how people make sense of unexpected events, especially in financial markets.NYSE:GOAU November 5, 2018 12:01pm

As the stock market bull potentially nears the end of its run and we head into the last two months of 2018, many investors are making adjustments to their portfolios. Over the course of my travels and in conversations with other industry experts, I'm constantly reminded the importance of: 1) understanding the difference between investing and speculating, and 2) understanding risk tolerance.

Hungary isn't known today as one of the world's top gold producing countries. There was a time, though, when it accounted for around three-quarters of Europe's entire output of the yellow metal, if you can believe it. NYSE:GOAU October 25, 2018 6:44am